Underpresser



April 14, 1925,

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BENJAMIN BASSKIN ANI) ABRAHAM YVASMAN, OF ST. LOUS, MISSGURI.

UNDERPRESSER.

Application led November 17, 1920. SeraLNo, 424,677'.

To all @chem it may concern Be it known that BENJAMIN BassnrN andABRAHAM ille seran, citizens of Czechoslovakia and of the United States,respectively, and residents of the city of St. Louis and State ofMissouri, have invented certain ne.y and useful Improvements inUnderpressers, of which the following is a specilication containing afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof. i

This invention-relates to improvements in under pressers and has for itsprimary object a device for pressing the seains of gail inents beforethe garments are lined, the pressing being accomplished by reversiblepower driven rollers which feed the garment in either direction so thatone seani can be pressed while feeding the garn'ient into the machineand another while feeding it out.

A further object is to construct an under presser having reversiblepower-driven pressing rollers, the upper presser rollers being heatedand provided with an adjustable tension so that the pressure of therollers can be increased or decreased at will.

A. still further object is to construct an under presser havingpower-driven pressing rolls and a seani spreader, which spreads the freeedges of the seain and at the saine tiinel .iuoistens theni before theypass between the pressing rollers.

ln the 'drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of our device with vportionsthereof broken away and in section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the saine.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view showing the nianner of driving the lowerrolls.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing the niechanisin by which the upperrolls are driven. i

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of one of the upper rollers showing one`method of heating the saine.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the spreader.

Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the spreader showing the inanner in whichthe edges of the seain are turned down prior to pressing,

in the construction of our device we einploy a head composed of thehollow vertical member 9 and two parallel nieinbers 10 and 11. One ofthese ineinbers'is positioned directly above the other so as to fornisubstantially a U-sliaped head. Through the upper nielnber 1() projectsa shaft 12, which is provided near its front end with the worin 13 andnear its opposite end with the cranl; 14. 'lhe end of the shaft 12adjacent the crank` 14 entends through the vertical portion 9, and isprovided on its projecting end with a fly wheel 15 and a sheave wheel1G. Over this sheave wheel passes a belt 17, this belt also passingaround the sheave wheel 1.8 mounted beneath the table 19. The sheavewheel 18 is secured to a shaft 20, which is supported in hangers On theshaft 2t) are also mounted friction concs Q2 and 23. rllhese cones areheld against rotation on the shaft in any well known manner, but areperniitted to slide longitudinally thereon. lfetween the cones 22 and 23is a groove collar 24 in which the fork end 25 of the shift lever QG issecured. rlhe shift lever @Gis pivotally n'iounted at its 'lower end ina bracket 2i'. Connected to the shift lever 2G is one end of a shifterrod Q8, its opposite end being connected to the double foot lever 29.This foot lever is pivotally mounted ina bracket 30 and is so arrangedtliat by pressing on either of the projecting portions 31, the

cones 22 and 23 are brought in contact with the conc 33, or it may besecured to any other suitable source of energy or power. Meshing withthe worin 13 is awori'n gear34, which is secured to `one end of avertical shaft 35. The lower end of this shaft is provided with a key3G, and over the shaft and key is placed a. sleeve 3l', which has thebeveled gear 38 formed on the lower end thereof. This beveled gea-r 3S,in turn, meshing with the beveled gear 39, which is mounted. on theshaft 40. Secured to the shaft 40 is a spur gear 4,1, which, in-turn,ineshes with the spur gears 42 mounted on the shafts=43 of the upperrollers 44. These upper rollers are formed hollow, as indicated in 5,and when electrically heated are provided on their interior with theheating coil 45, the ends of the heating coil being attached to Contactrings 46 and 4T, which areniountedon a core 48. lThis core is ofinsulating material and is secured to the shaft 43. Con tacting with therings 46 and 47 are brushes 48n and 49, which brushesare connected toconductors 50, the conductors in turn `entering the switch 51 so thatthe electric cur-` This cone is secured to a motor yoke is a verticalextension 55.

rent can be shut off from the rollers, when desired.

I may also utilize gas or steam for heating the upper rollers withoutdeparting from the spirit of our invention. The shafts 43 are mountedina sliding frame 52. This frame being slidable vertically in thedownward extension 53 formed integral with 'the projection ll. Securedto each of the shafts 413 is a yoke 54, and from this To this verticalextension is secured a cross bar 56, which is provided atits centralportion with an eye 57 through which the link 58 is secured. The link 58is also secured to the end 59 of a lever GO. This lever being pivoted inthe ear 61. To the opposite end of the lever 60 is secured a cable Thiscable passes around the roller 63, which is mounted beneath the table 19and has its opposite yend secured in a lever 64C, which is mounted in abracket 65. This bracket is also secured to the bottom of the table andwhen the lower end 'of the lever (A is moved toward the rear of themachine by the knee of the operator, the lever 60 is operated and therollers ill are raised, Athus permitting the insertion or the garment tobe presser. Surrounding each ot the vertical projections 53 and abovethe cross bar 56 is a coil spring 66. The upper end of this coil springcontacting with the lower end or the adjusting screw G7. This adjustingscrew is screw threaded in the upper portion of the member l0 and is forthe purpose ot increasing or decreasing the tension. Pivota-lly securedto the member 52 is a spreader 68. This spreader has two of its sides soshaped as to provide a central upwardly inclined edge 69 and twohorizontally inclined edges 70,-this is for the purpose of spreading thetree ends or edges ot the seam, as illustratedjin F ig. 8. Connectingthe seam spreading edges of vthe spreader are parallel vertical walls7l. These Yalls are provided with upwardly projecting extensions 72 and7 3, by means of which ythe. spreader is secured in position. Theprojection 73 is provided with notches with which a spring 74 engages,this spring being used to hold one of the spreading edges in contactwith the cloth when the device is being operated. Secured near the apexof the spreader is a wall 75,-this wall torining a compartment in whichabsorbent material 7 6 is placed. This absorbent material is adapted toreceive moisture through the pipes 78. These pipes are connectedtogether by a pipe 79, which is provided at its center with an upwardlyprojecting funnel 8O and into this funnel one end of a moisture pipe 8lis placed, the opposite end of the pipe, being secured within the waterreservoir 82. The purpose of placing the tunnel on the pipe 7 9 is topermit the admission ot water therein when the' sareader is tilted thepipe 79 will also be tilted and feed the water to the depressed end ofthe spreader and shut ott the water from the raised end. Thisconstruction eliminates the use of a two-way valve. Secured in themember l1 is a shalt 83. This shaft is mounted in bearings formedintegral with the head and is provided near its front end with a worin84. This worm meshes with the worm gears S5 formed on the lower endrollers 86. These reed rollers also have bearing in the member ll. Theopposite end oit the shaft 83 is provided with a crank 37. The crank 8.7and crank l-l are connected together by ineans of the' connecting rod88, which places both shafts in operation simultaneously and at thesaine rate of speed. le may also, it desired, use a gear or chain driveinstead of connecting rod 88 to place these two shafts in rotationwithout departing from thespirit of our invention.

lVe may also place a covering of iielt or other fabric around therollers 44 and 86, if found desirable or necessary. The rollers la and86 are'so placed as to give a minimum tluting effect when the garment isbeing pressed. This is accomplished by having the rollers 86 smallerthan the rollers and arrange them so that the garment will pass betweenthe rollers in substantially a straight line, the deviation from thestraight line being so slight as to have no appreciable fluting etl'ecton the fabric.

The operation oi my device is as itollows:

The source ot heatl to the upper rollers is turned on and the rollersheated, the water container filled with water, and the device is thenready for opeiatioii,-tlie operator presses the lever 6d, which raisesthe top rollers and permits the insertion of the garment; that portionof the seam which is iirst placed beneath the rollers is arranged byhand and the pressure on the lever 6i released, then the forward end ofthe spreader is depressed and the foot lever 29 so operated as to placethe machine in operation and eed the` garment into the machine. W'henthe garment has been fed into the machine it is turned and anotherunpressed seam brought to the upper tace 01": the meniber l1; therollers are then raised, the garment pla-ced underneath the rollers, thespreader tilted in the operation direction and the foot lever depressedin the opposite direction. This movement will simultaneously press theseam andV feed the garment out of the machine.

, Thus it will be seen that by the operation of our device a great deal"of time is saved in pressing the seams and a more uniform heat anduniform pressing of the seams accomplished than where the work is doneby hand. Furthermore, by the use of our device an unskilled operator canpress the lili) seams and also thevability of the operator to turn outwork will not be limited by his strength as is at present the easewher-e the heavy irons must beI used) and manually operated.

You may also, if desired, set the rollers so that their axis will beparallel to the cx* tensions l0 and ll. ln this construction the machineis used for pressing` seams in arm holes and similar work. rl`.`his,however, involves no departure from the principle of our operation.

Having fully described our invention what we claim is:

l. Ain under presser comprising a head having two horizontal portions,the lower horizontal portion being free and unobstructed so that acompietely sewed garment inav be inserted thcreover, power-drivenrollers mounted in eachof said horizontal' portions, means for heatingsome of said rollers.v means for placing said rollers 1n operationsimultaneously, and means for reversing the direction of rotation of therollers.

2. An under pressure comprising a head, having a vertical and twohorizontal portions, the lower horizontal portion being free andunobstructed so that a completely sewed garment may be insertedthereover, a shaft mounted in each of said horizontal portions, saidshafts being so connected as to revolve simultaneously, rollers -mountedin each of said portions and operable with the shafts, means for heatingone set of said rollers, means for lifting one set of said rollers fromcontact with the other set, a spreader carried by said head, means foroperating the rollers, means for reversing the operation of saidrollers, and means for supplying moisture to the spreader. i

3. An nuclei' presser comprising a head, having a vertical portion, anupper and lower horizontal portion formed integral therewith, a shaftlocated in each horizontal portion, a crank formed on each shaft, aconnecting rod secured to said. cranks, rollers mounted in the lowerhorizontal portion and adapted to be driven by the lower shaft, rollers`adjustable vertically carried by the upper horizontal portion andoperable by the upper shaft, means for imparting tension to the upperroller, means for heating the upper rollers, means for raising the upperrollers out of contact with the lower rollers, a spreader carried by theupper horizontalA portion, means for supplying moisture to the spreader,and means for controlling ythe direction of rotation of the rollers.

4L. ln a seam pressing device, feeding means, means to open and spreadthe members of the seam while being fed, means to flatten the spreadseam members, means to dampen` the seam members, and a heated pressingelement to finally pressthe dampened, flattened seam members.

'In a pressing machine for sleeves or the like, a base member, an armextending therefrom arranged to be slipped into a sleeve, a pressingdevice located adjacent the arm arranged to press the seam of a sleeveon the arm, feeding means to advance a sleeve longitudinally of the armduring a pressing operation, and means located adjacent the pressingdevice to dampen the seam to be pressed. y

6. In a seam pressing device, a vplurality or" cooperating pressingrollers, and means to spread the members of a seam, all arranged so thatsaid spreadingmeans willr sparate the members of a seam, after which oneof said rollers will preliminarily flatten the seam, the last rollerheilig adapted to press the seam, said last roller being heated, andmeans to feed the goods to be pressed.

in testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification.

BENJAMIN BASSKIN. ABRAHAM VAISMAN.

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